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Originally Posted by gales0678
scuds without Rivera - ie Homegrown talent we maybe win 1 title in the Torre era , his importance cannot be overstated
it's funny you mention Cone , pettite pitched game 5 and beat glavine in that game 1-0 , i guess he was a free agent pick up as well
i'm sure you remember jimmy key , he was a free agent as well who beat greg maddux who turned down yankee $$$ and took turner $$$ after leaving chicago - 1 pig beating another in game 6
do you think the braves win every year w/o maddux during the run in the 90's and 00's?
as for Righetti , he didn't get any rings at all , he was a rookie the same year as Fernando
Pettite , Jeter , Posoda , Rivera , Williams = all homegrown talent
that was the main core of the team and w/o Rivera , i honestly don't know how many we win
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lets not forget the players acquired in trades:
Paul O'neill for Roberto Kelly (now that was a trade!)
Jeff Neilsen and Tino for kids (russ springer and sterling hitchcock?)